Frustrated by vanishing grants and behavioral changes in her children resulting from deteriorating housing, evictions, and trauma, Cathy Barney discerned that it was time to alter Artsy Fartsy Saturdays, the arts ministry for marginalized kids that she founded in 2012 under the care of Cincinnati Friends Meeting. She was led
Social Concerns
A Statement for Our Time
In the face of a global pandemic, the faithful came together last July for Wilmington Yearly Meeting. In this unprecedented time, we did not travel from afar or even from our own homes to conduct the business of the Yearly Meeting: to worship together and to listen to the wisdom
Reflections on the Death of George Floyd
I awakened on this Friday morning to the news that the city of my birth, Minneapolis, had erupted in flames. The riots are the response to the police killing of an African-American man named George Floyd. There are videos of the killing, with the victim lying on the ground and
The Stewardship of OMD
A few months ago, my husband Bob and I heard an interview with Suzy Amis Cameron. She was talking about her book, The OMD Plan. We were already doing several things at home to lessen our footprints on our planet. OMD is one more step we have taken. OMD stands
Financial Literacy as Social Justice
The development of a sensitive conscience concerning the existing maladjustments, unfair practices, and positive evils of our economic system should be a vital concern to all Friends. ~ Faith and Practice of Wilmington Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Brian Page, a member of Cincinnati Friends Meeting